CAS 2018/A/5595 Phar Rangers FC v. Ghana Football Association (GFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 05/08/2019
Why it matters
Phar Rangers FC v. Ghana Football Association (GFA), a disciplinary case in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Phar Rangers FC v. Ghana Football Association (GFA): a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 05/08/2019. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Phar Rangers FC v. Ghana Football Association (GFA)
Case number: CAS 2018/A/5595
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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